Hey Mister Jesse #059

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November's show features part 1 of Spuds' Big Bad Review of Digital Music Services, new music from chanteuse Cecile Mclorin Salvant and plenty of international audience feedback. (80 minutes)

00:41 Welcome to episode #059 of Hey Mister Jesse.
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02:32 News: Yehoodi Radio Rewind
- November Guest DJ: Rayned Wiles (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Learn about the legendary Great Day In Harlem photo.
- Listen to Rayned's interview about the show on Episode #33 of Hey Mister Jesse.
04:05 News: The Savoy King
- New documentary about Chick Webb is currently in post-production.
- For more information, visit the savoyking.com.
05:38 News: Nikki-Spotting
- Listen to Nikki Yanofsky singing "Stompin' At The Savoy" live in Seattle's KPLU studio.
- Follow Nikki on Twitter.
07:58 News: Electroswing Update
- Read blog post about Marcus Fureder of Parov Stelar from Linz, Austria.
- "Libella Swing" by Parov Stelar - Coco Part 2 (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
- Check the Wikipedia entry for electroswing.
- Check out the video of The Ninjammerz performing with Caravan Palace.
- "One O'Clock Jump" by Zip - Swing Party (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus).
14:52 News: Swing Back to the 70s/80s
- "Billie Jean" by Pink Turtle - Back Again (available on AmazonMp3 in France)
- For more information: pinkturtle.fr.
- Listen to full songs on MySpace.
- "Walk On The Wild Side" by Pink Turtle - Swing Mania (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
19:49 News: eMusic.com Update
- As of November 18th, eMusic.com changed their pricing from credits to dollars and cents and added over 250,000 tracks from the Universal Music Group to their catalog. Here are a few new selections from Verve that are available:
- "Frankie and Johnny" by Count Basie - Basie's Beat (1967)
- "Everyday I Have The Blues" by Kenny Burrell - Blues The Common Ground (1968)
- "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" by Joe Sample - Swing Street Cafe (1981)
Bonus:
- "Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me" by Gladys Knight - Before Me (2006)
- "That's Life" by James Brown - Gettin' Down To It (1969)

- Get to Atlanta December 10th - 12th for Swing & Soul!

32:08 News: Spuds' Big Bad Review of Digital Music Services (Part 1)
47:15 Feature: Cecile Mclorin Salvant
- Thanks to Sam Carroll for pointing me to the Jazzlives blog post featuring great video clips of Cecile.
- Watch two great videos of Cecile performing at the Whitley Bay Jazz Festival 2010: "Do Your Duty" (Tribute to Bessie Smith) and "Miss Brown To You" (Tribute to Billie Holiday)
Listen to clips from Cecile's winning performances at the Oct. 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition.
52:57 Song: "Exactly Like You" by Cecile Mclorin Salvant and the Jean-Francois Bonnel Paris Quintet - Cecile (available on CDBaby, AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
1:00:04 Feedback
- Luna Godfrey (Adelaide, Australia) recommends "Lavender Coffin" by Joe Thomas - Vintage Novelty Songs (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
- Scott Harney (New Orleans, LA) recommends "Lady Bug Picnic" by The Palmetto Bug Stompers - Live at D.B.A. and "High Hopes" by Kermit Ruffins and The Barbecue Swingers - Happy Talk (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
- Wil Reed (CT) shares a touching Veterans Day story and recommends "Bobby's Bounce" by Erskine Hawkins - 1947-49 (not available for digital download in the US).
- Morgan Day (Orange County, CA) recommends "Born to Swing" by Lillette Jenkins - The Music of Lil Hardin Armstrong (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
- Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) recommends "Blues Everywhere I Go" by Odetta - Blues Everywhere I Go (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!) and a swinging 80s video of "Sockerbagarn". Be sure to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music and become a fan of his blog on Facebook.
1:18:28 Thanks